Papers relating to the George Washington Wilson photographic Collection 1856 - 1997

University of Aberdeen

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George Washington Wilson Ltd. Aberdeen (Scotland) 1850s - 1908 photographers

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George Washington Wilson Ltd. (1850s - 1908), photographers University of Aberdeen, 1860 - 2001

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George Washington Wilson (1823-93), born in the North East of Scotland, went to Edinburgh and then London in the 1840s to train as a portrait miniaturist. He became established in Aberdeen in the 1850s as an artist and photographer, and quickly made a name for himself among the middle classes and landed gentry. He soon moved into landscape photography, and, thanks to the proximity of Balmoral, developed a royal connection which remained throughout his career. Wilson's ca...